Mulching practices for reducing soil water erosion: A review

M Prosdocimi, P Tarolli, A Cerdà - Earth-Science Reviews, 2016 - Elsevier
Among the soil conservation practices that are used, mulching has been successfully
applied to reduce soil and water losses in different contexts, such as agricultural lands, fire …

Runoff and soil erosion plot-scale studies under natural rainfall: A meta-analysis of the Brazilian experience

JAA Anache, EC Wendland, PTS Oliveira… - Catena, 2017 - Elsevier
Research to measure soil erosion rates in the United States from natural rainfall runoff plots
began in the early 1900′ s. In Brazil, the first experimental study at the plot-scale was …

The immediate effectiveness of barley straw mulch in reducing soil erodibility and surface runoff generation in Mediterranean vineyards

M Prosdocimi, A Jordán, P Tarolli, S Keesstra… - Science of the Total …, 2016 - Elsevier
Soil and water loss in agriculture is a major problem throughout the world, and especially in
Mediterranean areas. Non-conservation agricultural practices have further aggravated the …

Tillage management impacts on soil compaction, erosion and crop yield in Stagnosols (Croatia)

I Bogunovic, P Pereira, I Kisic, K Sajko, M Sraka - Catena, 2018 - Elsevier
The sustainability of agroecosystems is closely related to successful soil conservation.
Sustainable land use practices are crucial to reduce the impacts of agriculture on land …

Increasing farmer's income and reducing soil erosion using intercropping in rainfed maize-wheat rotation of Himalaya, India

NK Sharma, RJ Singh, D Mandal, A Kumar… - Agriculture, ecosystems …, 2017 - Elsevier
Humankind faces the need to achieve sustainable agriculture production, meanwhile
increasing crop yields and reducing soil and water losses. Soil conservation through …

Urbanization in China drives farmland uphill under the constraint of the requisition–compensation balance

H Chen, Y Tan, W Xiao, G Li, F Meng, T He… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
The slope is an important objective attribute of farmland that changes with the evolution of its
spatial pattern. A growing area of plain farmland is being occupied by built-up land owing to …

Terrestrial ecosystem functioning affected by agricultural management systems: A review

M Sanaullah, M Usman, A Wakeel, SA Cheema… - Soil and Tillage …, 2020 - Elsevier
With increasing world population, there is an evident pressure on food production demand
at the expense of environment. Maximizing yields at environmental cost is quite high …

[HTML][HTML] Soil health and ecosystem services: Lessons from sub-Sahara Africa (SSA)

J Kihara, P Bolo, M Kinyua, SS Nyawira, R Sommer - Geoderma, 2020 - Elsevier
Management practices to improve soil health influence several ecosystem services
including regulation of water flows, changes in soil biodiversity and greenhouse gases that …

Long-term effects of soil management on ecosystem services and soil loss estimation in olive grove top soils

L Parras-Alcántara, B Lozano-García… - Science of the Total …, 2016 - Elsevier
Soil management has important effects on soil properties, runoff, soil losses and soil quality.
Traditional olive grove (OG) management is based on reduced tree density, canopy size …

Rock fragments and soil hydrological processes: significance and progress

Y Zhang, M Zhang, J Niu, H Li, R Xiao, H Zheng… - Catena, 2016 - Elsevier
In this review, we explore the significance of rock fragments in studies of soil hydrological
processes, because according to research, the effects of rock fragments on soil hydrological …